1. Musical bows are still used in a number of cultures today.2. In Africa the musical bow is usually played by a solo performer. 3. Historians believe that many of the musical bows came from Khoisan peoples. 4. This picture of musical bow to harp bow is theory and has been contested. 5. Eventually, the archer's bow paved the way for the musical bow . 6. Musical bows are the main instruments of the Sotho people, the predominant peoples of South Africa.7. The musical bow is found in Nigeria as a mouth-resonated cord, either plucked or struck. 8. This would account for the near-simultaneous appearance of the musical bow in the many locations cited by Halfpenny. 9. They include the piano therefore, as well as other kinds of zithers such as the koto, and musical bows . 10. Due to the nature of their construction and playing, musical bows are quiet instruments, therefore needing a resonator to resound. 
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